"babesia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: babesias [plural], babesiae [plural]
Etymology: After Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|babesiae}} babesia (usually uncountable, plural babesias or babesiae)
  1. (microbiology, epidemiology) Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing any of several babesioses. Wikipedia link: Victor Babeș Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Epidemiology, Microbiology Categories (lifeform): Alveolates Translations (any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia): babesia (Indonesian), babésia [feminine] (Portuguese)

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